FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

EXOGEN COUPLING GEL

MDR report key: 1729124 · Received June 20, 2010

Report

Report Number
1020279-2010-00171
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 20, 2010
Date of Event
February 3, 2010
Report Date
May 18, 2010
Manufacturer
BROOKS MANUFACTURING SITE
Product Code
MUI
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. IS SUBMITTING THIS REPORT PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF 21 CFR, PART 803. THIS REPORT MAY BE BASED UPON INFORMATION WHICH SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO INVESTIGATE OR VERIFY PRIOR TO THE REQUIRED REPORTING DATE. THIS REPORT DOES NOT REFLECT A CONCLUSION BY FDA, SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., OR ITS EMPLOYEES, THAT THE REPORT CONSTITUTES AN ADMISSION THAT THE DEVICE, SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., OR ITS EMPLOYEES CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE POTENTIAL EVENT DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. LOT NUMBER OF THE COUPLING GEL WAS NOT PROVIDED BY THE CUSTOMER. PRODUCT WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION PURPOSES.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A BLISTER APPEARED BY THE COUPLING GEL TREATMENT SITE. THE PRIMARY PHYSICIAN INDICATED THERE WAS A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PATIENT'S REPORTED SYMPTOM AND THE GEL USAGE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 EXOGEN COUPLING GEL ULTRASOUND COUPLING GEL MUI BROOKS MANUFACTURING SITE UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 69 YR Required Intervention